Asmir Begovic's Chelsea departure is on hold for now as Antonio Conte insisted he will not be sold if he doesn't have a replacement set up.

Conte also gave an update on the futures of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Nathaniel Chalobah, confirming that the duo will remain with the Blues until the end of the season.

Meanwhile, the Chelsea boss was not forthcoming on the recent rumours surrounding Craig Gordon and Karl Darlow signing, while Branislav Ivanovic's future was also made unclear.

On Begovic leaving

"I don't know about a lot of names that I read [Gordon and Darlow]. For sure there is this Begovic situation, with an offer from Bournemouth. But he is a Chelsea player and I am very happy to have him and to have him in the squad, his committment, which is really important in the changing room.

"Only if we have a good substitution he can go, otherwise he will stay here. I don't know what the chance of that is.

"Begovic will start [against Brentford in the FA Cup tomorrow]. He is a Chelsea player and it is important to understand this. He is a Chelsea player and for me he stays.

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"I understand [why he might want to leave] but it is important that the player understands me and the club.

"It is very difficult because no club wants to sell good players, and why should we do this with another club. If we can't get anyone then he will help us until the end of the season and then we will evaluate his situation.

On Ivanovic

"This month is a particular one because there is this window. There are a lot of speculation, a lot of lies and a lot of truths in some situations. There are four days to finish this window and then we will see this situation."

On signing any players

"I don't know what will happen at the end of this window. The club knows my thoughts about this. If we stay with these players that I am very happy, too. I think we just need to improve the numbers, because in some roles we are missing a few players.

"I read a lot of good names in the paper. Sometimes you know more than me about this.

"I have confidence in my players. I don't know if people will come in."

Nathaniel Chalobah (left) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (right) will stay at Chelsea for the rest of the season (Photo by Ben Hoskins - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)

On Loftus-Cheek and Chalobah

"For the rest of the season Ruben and Chalobah will continue to stay with us. For Ola [Aina] there is a possibility to go on loan, but there are four days to see the situation."

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On Ake

"He has the possibility to play in the different positions. Tomorrow for him, it is a good opportunity to show he improvement."

On Kenedy and Musonda

"If tomorrow they play only one second then they must stay with us. The players know this, the club knows this. But I think that they are too young players with good prospects. They have a good will to fight and to improve. If we take the decision to stay here they will be very happy."

On Batshuayi

"Tomorrow is another chance for him to play and show me he is imporving. He knows very well the situation, I have explained it many times and it is very clear."

On Brentford

"FA Cup for us is a good opportunity to see players who have not played a lot. We want to win, we want to go to the next step and try to make the best decision for our team tomorrow."